Biology:Prays peperitis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Prays peperitis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Praydidae |
| Genus: | Prays |
| Species: | P. peperitis
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| Binomial name | |
| Prays peperitis Meyrick, 1907
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Prays peperitis is a species of moth in the family of Praydidae.[1] It was first described by the English entomologist, Edward Meyrick in 1907, based on seven specimens collected in Sri Lanka.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Wing, Peter (2011). "LepIndex - peperitis". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=123661.
- ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1907). Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. 1. p. 985. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9702. OCLC 7069711. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11426406.
- ↑ Lewis, Jon; Sohn, Jae-Cheon (2015). Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea I (Argyresthiidae, Attevidae, Praydidae, Scythropiidae, and Yponomeutidae). World Catalogue of Insects. 12. Brill. p. 80. doi:10.1163/9789004264267_003. ISBN 9789004264267.
Wikidata ☰ Q1821043 entry
